Commentary on the Song of Songs
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Commentary on the Song of Songs is an early Christian exegetical work by Saint Hippolytus that offers one of the oldest surviving patristic interpretations of the biblical Song of Songs.
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| Commentary on the Song of Songs canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Commentary on the Song of Songs Context triple: [Saint Hippolytus, notableWork, Commentary on the Song of Songs]
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A.
Homilies on the Song of Songs
Homilies on the Song of Songs is a series of mystical and allegorical sermons by Gregory of Nyssa that interpret the biblical Song of Songs as a spiritual journey of the soul toward union with God.
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Sermons on the Song of Songs
Sermons on the Song of Songs is a renowned series of mystical and theological homilies by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux that offers an allegorical interpretation of the biblical Song of Songs.
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Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs
Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs is an 11th-century Latin exegetical work that offers a monastic, allegorical interpretation of the biblical Canticle, influential in early medieval theological and literary traditions.
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Song of Songs
Song of Songs is a biblical book of lyrical love poetry traditionally included in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
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E.
Commentary on the Psalms
Commentary on the Psalms is a major Reformation-era biblical exegesis by Martin Bucer that offers theological and pastoral interpretations of the Book of Psalms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on the Song of Songs Target entity description: Commentary on the Song of Songs is an early Christian exegetical work by Saint Hippolytus that offers one of the oldest surviving patristic interpretations of the biblical Song of Songs.
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A.
Homilies on the Song of Songs
Homilies on the Song of Songs is a series of mystical and allegorical sermons by Gregory of Nyssa that interpret the biblical Song of Songs as a spiritual journey of the soul toward union with God.
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B.
Sermons on the Song of Songs
Sermons on the Song of Songs is a renowned series of mystical and theological homilies by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux that offers an allegorical interpretation of the biblical Song of Songs.
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C.
Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs
Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs is an 11th-century Latin exegetical work that offers a monastic, allegorical interpretation of the biblical Canticle, influential in early medieval theological and literary traditions.
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D.
Song of Songs
Song of Songs is a biblical book of lyrical love poetry traditionally included in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
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E.
Commentary on the Psalms
Commentary on the Psalms is a major Reformation-era biblical exegesis by Martin Bucer that offers theological and pastoral interpretations of the Book of Psalms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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biblical commentary ⓘ patristic text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Christian allegorical reading of the Song of Songs ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint | Saint Hippolytus ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Hippolytus of Rome
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linked to:
Saint Hippolytus
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| author |
Hippolytus of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Hippolytus
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| biblicalBookCommentedOn | Song of Songs ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 3rd century ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early 3rd century ⓘ |
| doctrinalOrientation | orthodox Christian theology ⓘ |
| era | early Church period ⓘ |
| field |
biblical studies
ⓘ
historical theology ⓘ |
| focusesOnTheme |
divine love
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spiritual marriage ⓘ union of Christ and the Church ⓘ |
| genre | biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest surviving Christian commentaries on the Song of Songs
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one of the oldest surviving patristic interpretations of the Song of Songs ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Christian exegesis of the Song of Songs ⓘ |
| interpretiveApproach | allegorical interpretation ⓘ |
| interpretiveFocus |
Christ and the Church
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Christ and the soul ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | commentary ⓘ |
| originalAudience | early Christian community ⓘ |
| patristicCorpus | Hippolytan corpus ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Apostolic Tradition
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Commentary on Daniel ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Hebrew Bible
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linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
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| scripturalGenreCommented | biblical love poetry ⓘ |
| subject | Song of Songs ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | early Christian mystagogy ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | early Christian patristics ⓘ |
| tradition | Greek patristic tradition ⓘ |
| traditionOfReception |
Eastern Christian exegesis
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Western Christian exegesis ⓘ |
| typeOfExegesis | Christian allegorical exegesis ⓘ |
| usesBiblicalText | Septuagint ⓘ |
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